5.1.2022
THIS WEEKEND
CONNECTIONS GIFT STORE OPEN SUNDAYS • 9AM – NOON You can support our local community by shopping at Connections! The store is run by volunteers, and the profits fund St. Luke’s Outreach Ministry partners. CONNECTION CENTERS OUTSIDE THE SANCTUARY & ROBERTSON CHAPEL Stop by the Connection Centers to get your questions answered, sign up for groups, serving opportunities, and events, and learn about ways to connect here. RESTLESS CHILD AREAS GATHERING AREA (LEFT OF THE SANCTUARY) & CENTRAL PASSAGE NURSING MOTHER’S AREA E126 (EAST PASSAGE) Enjoy our live services in these spaces if you’d like to nurse in private and/or if your child needs a break during worship. DONUTS & COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HALL • 10AM – NOON After service come meet new people while grabbing a coffee and donut. GRAD WEEKEND & SENIORS NIGHT SUNDAY, MAY 1 St. Luke’s high school and college graduates will be celebrated May 1 with acknowledgment of their accomplishments during services. We’ll also have an Open House in the Great Hall for our high school seniors.
CONDOLENCES
Condolences to the friends and family of Mary Owen Overmyer (member). Condolences to Kent West (member) and Andy West (visitor) and their extended family and friends on the death of their beloved daughter and sister, Kerry Lynn West.
EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP TODAY AT 12:15PM • LUKE’S LODGE The Exploring Membership Class will help you learn more about the United Methodist Church and the process for formally joining St. Luke’s. Here you’ll learn more about who we are, our beliefs, and our mission to be an affirming community of Christians helping people find and give hope through Jesus Christ. You’ll also get to hear the story of our church and discuss what it means to be a member of this local congregation through serving, growing in your faith journey, moving toward generosity and more. The class runs from 12:15-2:45PM. Lunch will be served. Please note childcare needs on the registration. Walk-ins are welcome!
YOU BELONG: TO GROW & IMPACT
ST. LUKE’S - MIDTOWN We envision St. Luke’s as an explosive force of God’s radical, just and inclusive love, reaching hundreds of thousands of people in Indianapolis and beyond who have given up on church or the possibility of a God who cares about them. The launch of our newest campus, St. Luke’s - Midtown - in November 2022, is one way to accomplish this vision, and we’re looking for 100 people to join the launch team. We’re looking for all types of leaders and individuals to lead, volunteer, and more! To learn more and join the launch team, visit stlukesumc.com/midtown. DIAPER DRIVE NOW-MAY 15 Our goal is to collect 100,000 diapers between now and May 15! You can drop off diapers of any size (new, unopened packages) at the church on Sunday mornings or M-F between 8:30AM and 5PM. Sign up to bring diapers or donate to purchase diapers. Learn more and get involved at stlukesumc.com/diapers. STARTING POINT TUESDAY, MAY 5 • 7PM • ZOOM This 30-minute class is great for those new to St. Luke’s. Come gain an orientation to St. Luke’s and leave with recommended next steps to help you find your place within the church. It’s also a great way to meet others who are new and find community! Sign up and get the Zoom link at stlukesumc.com/nextsteps. SPRING RETREAT - SPIRITUAL PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY SATURDAY, MAY 14 • 8:30AM • COMMUNITY ROOM Come join us for a morning of prayer, peace, and restoration as we explore ancient and contemporary spiritual practices in this small group, community setting. This retreat is designed to be conversational and practical with the goal of sending you out with down-to-earth wisdom for your spiritual walk and practice moving forward. A light continental breakfast and drinks will be provided. Our conversation and practice will be based on the book Spiritual Practices in Community by Diana Shiflett. It is strongly recommended that you purchase the book prior to the retreat and bring it with you on Saturday morning. It is not required, but you will find it very helpful. Register at stlukesumc.com/events. UWF SPRING TEA SATURDAY, MAY 14 • 1PM • ST. LUKE’S Join us for an afternoon of fun, faith, and fellowship while enjoying tea sandwiches and sweets! Wear your favorite hat from vintage to contemporary. You will be treated to a powerful and inspirational performance by the Freetown Village Players. This is a great
event to bring your kids, friends, and moms! To register to attend, volunteer, and sign up to bring finger sandwiches and/or tea cookies, visit stlukesumc.com/events. For free childcare, contact Lauren at lauren.hacker@stlukesumc.com before May 5. Door prizes will be provided by Connections Gift Store, and you will be able to shop before and after the tea! We will collect a cash donation going to Lucille Raines Residence, a home for those recovering from addictions. UNIGOV: INTENDED AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES SUNDAY, MAY 15 • 4-5:30PM • ROBERTSON CHAPEL & ONLINE Over 50 years ago the people in power in Indianapolis and in the Indiana State Legislature made a dramatic change in how Indianapolis would grow and be governed. Former Lt. Governor John Mutz and former State Representative Ned Lamkin will join Attorney Fay Williams, former educator and State Senator Billie Breaux, and current City/County Council President Vop Osili to discuss these changes. We’ll explore Mayor Richard Lugar’s original idea for Unigov and what has happened since then. Here is a rare opportunity to hear from people who were around the table when decisions were made 50 years ago. Sponsored by Indiana Remembrance Coalition, the Vonnegut Museum, and IMCPL. Please register at stlukesumc.com/events. HYBRID CHOIR EVENT SUNDAY, MAY 22 Are you an online worshipper who likes to sing? You are invited to participate in a special online/in-person hybrid choir that will combine our chancel choir with recorded online worshippers on Sunday May 22. Sign up by May 9 to participate! You will be sent all the resources and information for how you can easily record yourself and join in the singing! Contact Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director of Traditional Worship & Arts at jeff.rogers@stlukesumc.com. VBS JUNE 6-10 • ALL-DAY (9AM-4:30PM) & HALF-DAY (9AM-12PM) OPTIONS AVAILABLE This year VBS is all about changing the world! We think it’s possible for kids, volunteers, and families to create a ripple effect that can impact the world around them in ways they will never forget. God put you onto this planet to do the same thing—to make waves! Join us for a week-long adventure and discover the ways God created you to change the world! The morning will include worship, games, small group time, crafts, snacks, and more! The afternoon will also include lunch, games, service projects, music, art, and lots more! Sign up at stlukesumc.com/vbs. PRIDE PARADE & PRIDE FESTIVAL SATURDAY, JUNE 11 PARADE BEGINS AT 11AM & FESTIVAL RUNS 11AM-6PM | DOWNTOWN Indy Pride Parade and Festival is back in person in 2022! If you want to support our LGBTQ+ community by walking with the St. Luke’s group in the parade, please sign up at stlukesumc.com/pride. We will provide you with the exact meeting location and the other details closer to the date. During and after the parade, we will have a booth set up for people to come learn more about St. Luke’s and share that we are an open, affirming, and inclusive church! Plus, we’ll have lots of fun swag and free giveaways. Learn more at stlukesumc.com/pride.
TRADITIONAL ORDER OF WORSHIP Preludes | Wesleyan Ringers; Rebecca Holt, Director Opening Hymn | Love Divine, All Loves Excelling #384 Canticle of Love | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger MUSICAL REFRAIN (choir first then congregation) “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you”
LEADER - Let love be genuine. Let us live in harmony, hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good. Outdo one another in showing honor; be humble and never conceited. ALL - Love is stronger than death and jealousy is cruel as the grave. Floods cannot drown love and wealth cannot buy it. MUSICAL REFRAIN
LEADER- Put love above all else; let Christ’s peace rule your hearts. Always be forgiving, as Christ has forgiven you. ALL - Love is not jealous or boastful, arrogant, rude, or stubborn, irritable, resentful, or possessive. Love is patient and kind. MUSICAL REFRAIN
LEADER - Do not love in work and speech only; love also in deed and truth. Receive each other in sincerity and find mercy. ALL - Love rejoices in the right; it bears, believes, hopes, and endures all things, for love is faithful and endless. MUSICAL REFRAIN
Silent Confession Anthem | The Gift of Love | Hal Hopson Chancel Choir; Dr. Jeff Rogers, Director; strings and handbells Prayer Time and The Lord’s Prayer | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Announcements | Graduate Recognition Call for Offering | Rev. Eric Burton-Krieger Offertory Song | Anthems of Love | Dan Forrest | Chancel Choir, strings, and handbells Scripture Reading | 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 | Lisa Stebbins Message | Rev. Rob Fuquay Communion Prayer and Instructions We do not presume to come to this, your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own goodness, but in your unfailing mercy. We thank you for your presence in this meal and for offering us your unconditional acceptance and love. We surrender ourselves and our concerns into your loving hands. In Christ’s name, Amen. Communion Songs They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love Now Let Us from This Table Rise #634 Let Us Break Bread Together #618 Benediction | Rev. Rob Fuquay Postlude | Michael Conley, Organist @STLUKESINDY
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Eloise D. Alvis - Herron High School Chad Michael Becker - Fishers High School Jeanna Erin Brown – Cathedral High School Henry Copher - Brebeuf Jesuit Audrey Eikenberry - Herron High School George Erwin - Park Tudor High School Elliott Gangwer-Adams – Westfield High School Emily Howell - Brownsburg High School Aiden Hughes - Fishers High School Jacob Christopher Lemming - Heritage Christian School William Lloyd – Lebanon High School Bo Marker – North Central High School Eliana Marker – North Central High School Zoë Moore - Lapel High School Garrett Mowry - Westfield High School Piper Murphy - Park Tudor School Charles Pedersen - Carmel High School Avery Sellers - Park Tudor Jonathan Taylor Schoo – Pendleton Heights Susanna Swinger - Park Tudor Allison Walawender - Carmel High School Brenna White - Carmel High School
COLLEGE GRADUATES Caroline Brenner - Butler University - Elementary Education Holly Hall - Butler University - Communications of Sciences and Disorders Allison Harvey - DePauw University - Bachelor’s Degree Anna Prall - Purdue University - Neurobiology & Physiology Caroline Sinicki - University of Indianapolis - BSN (Nursing) Mackenzie Wood – University of Pennsylvania